Zionist lore says Herzl became a Zionist after witnessing the Dreyfus Affair and hearing the crowd chant "Kill the Jews." But historical evidence shows that's not what made Herzl into a Zionist, (and also the crowd did not chant "Death to the Jews").
Foto van Alfred Dreyfus door Aron Gerschel, Publiek domein, via Wikimedia Commons
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